1 shot in Stockton; suspects detained at mall, nearby (UPDATED)

STOCKTON - Police found a gun and a number of shooting suspects at a busy Stockton shopping mall Wednesday after a man was shot near San Joaquin Delta College, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - Police found a gun and a number of shooting suspects at a busy Stockton shopping mall Wednesday after a man was shot near San Joaquin Delta College, authorities said.

The shooting occurred about 3:20 p.m. on the west side of Pacific Avenue near West Yokuts Avenue, near the main entrance to Delta College and directly across the street from the Weberstown Mall, police said.

Authorities believe the shooting may have been gang-related, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department.

"Both the victims and suspects have gang ties," Silva said.

The gunshot victim, a black man in his 20s, was found a mile away in a vehicle at West March Lane and North Pershing Avenue, said Sgt. Robert DiPiero of the Delta College Police Department. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the lower body, but he was alert, conscious and expected to survive, DiPiero said.

Three people, believed to be occupants of the victim's vehicle, were detained at that location while officers converged on the area where the shooting occurred, authorities said.